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brian43053 wrote:

Agreed that the 24-105 is a great lens. As for the adapter - I bought the more expensive Sony adapter (not sure on model number) and it’s kinda hit and miss on which lens it works with. I have a Tamron 70-200 and I can only manual focus but my Sigma art lens works great with the adapter

Yes, the most expensive of Sony’s OEM adapters is not for the uninformed. The documentation is quite specific. Always buy from vendors with friendly return merchandise policies.

nealbralley Loc: Kansas

It all depends on what she wants to shoot, but the Tamron 70-180, f/2.8 is an excellent option, and they are cheaper than Sony lenses.

Sigma has some “Art-series” lenses that are also quite good.

Sigma and Tamron lenses are fully up to the task for the Sony A7 series cameras.

Quixdraw Loc: x

Thank you all for your input. Will pass along the suggestions. Probably one of the 2 shorter Sony zooms would be good at this point, but obviously, her choice.

Alan1729 Loc: England UK, now New York State.

I bought the Sony a7RII so I could use all of my old canon FD lenses. I had a lot invested in canon lenses, screw canon for not providing a path forward. It's almost like using film again except no messy chemicals.

Quixdraw Loc: x

Alan1729 wrote:

I bought the Sony a7RII so I could use all of my old canon FD lenses. I had a lot invested in canon lenses, screw canon for not providing a path forward. It's almost like using film again except no messy chemicals.

Off my own topic, but I bought the DF and GXR for the same reason, a bunch of great old Nikon glass. Works well in each case.

Tomcat5133 Loc: Gladwyne PA

I just think she should have two lens. Trying to have a do it all even long distances doesn't work.
The 55mm zeiss which I have is a great lens. It is limited to moving around. And creating your shot.
The 24 70mm is a good lens. Not cheap. The G lens are pricey. I had the 70 to 200 older zoom and
found out is was terrific. I found out shooting with it what it can so. Don't look at the reviews.
Good luck. Passing image making to others is a gift. i just loaned my granddaughter my RX100 Mark 4
the small wonder just great camera for work she is doing in school. Good luck.

Quixdraw Loc: x

Tomcat5133 wrote:

I just think she should have two lens. Trying to h... (show quote)

Thanks!

RWeisz

I took purchased an A7Riii recently. I did a lot of research using several of the links below and enough YouTube videos to make my head explode. Anyway, like many of the others I ended up getting the Sony 24-105 f4 G lens. Adorama had several open box versions that were brand new and it saved me about $300 on the cost. I did a side by side with Tamron 28-200 lens, because I would love the reach, but the Tamron was hunting a lot on the focus and the Sony was super fast on the focus and very sharp.

Quixdraw Loc: x

RWeisz wrote:

I took purchased an A7Riii recently. I did a lot o... (show quote)

Thanks for the input!

petrochemist Loc: UK

quixdraw wrote:

The question was, "What would be the best next Sony lens for general photography?" I don't buy or use anything but lenses from the maker of the camera, certainly wouldn't suggest a different plan for my children. Been a highly successful methodology since the late'60's. Appreciate your good intent.

That would be missing out on the big advantages of the A7 series IMO.
I'm quite happy to mount lenses from just about any camera on my A7ii (not my cine lenses but anything else that's manual focus). Very rare to have problems.
It was a lot trickier back in the 60's but even then third party lenses would have been quite usable on M42 bodies.

FWIW 18-40 would be very wide on the A7, are you sure that's not a crop lens? The standard Zoom I have for my A7ii is a 28-70.

Quixdraw Loc: x

petrochemist wrote:

That would be missing out on the big advantages of the A7 series IMO.
I'm quite happy to mount lenses from just about any camera on my A7ii (not my cine lenses but anything else that's manual focus). Very rare to have problems.
It was a lot trickier back in the 60's but even then third party lenses would have been quite usable on M42 bodies.

FWIW 18-40 would be very wide on the A7, are you sure that's not a crop lens? The standard Zoom I have for my A7ii is a 28-70.

Thanks for your input.

FalconChase Loc: Canton,Ohio, USA

Quixdraw wrote:

The question was, "What would be the best next Sony lens for general photography?" I don't buy or use anything but lenses from the maker of the camera, certainly wouldn't suggest a different plan for my children. Been a highly successful methodology since the late'60's. Appreciate your good intent.

For what it's worth; the 55/1.8 is a Zeiss design manufactured and sold by Sony. It bears both the Sony and Zeiss badges. Many of Sony's early high end lenses were Sony/Zeiss.